Sidewalk Replacement Program

Sidewalk Grant/Loan Coordinator: (570) 893-5903

The City offers a loan up to $3,000 to pay the cost of repairing sidewalks for qualified homeowners. Property owners having a corner property may be eligible to receive an additional $3,000 loan. Property owners that must remove a tree will be eligible to receive up to $500 or 50% the cost of the sidewalk replacement, whichever is greater. The combined cost of the sidewalk repair and tree removal cannot exceed $3500. If the price quotes exceed the funding provided by the City, the property owner will be responsible for paying the difference.

Grantsfor sidewalk repairs are available to qualifying low income single family, owner-occupied homeowners funded the city’s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program. Should the cost of the sidewalk repair exceed the grant amount, the homeowner may be eligible to receive a city-funded loan. More info (click here).

Loansfor sidewalk repairs are available to qualifying property owners of single and multi-family rental units and mixed use commercial properties containing rental housing units. Loans have an interest rate of 2.82%. More info (click here).

All participating homeowners must select a contractor from a list of contractors pre-qualified by the city to do the work. Property owners are not allowed to do their own work.

If you are a property owner in the city interested in the sidewalk grant/loan program, please complete the following and submit them to the address indicated on the application: